| Ball State Cardinals baseball | |
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| Founded | 1920; 105 years ago (1920) |
| University | Ball State University |
| Head coach | Rich Maloney (20th overall season) |
| Conference | Mid–American |
| Location | Muncie, Indiana |
| Home stadium | Shebek Stadium, formerly Ball Diamond (Capacity: 1,500) |
| Nickname | Cardinals |
| Colors | Cardinal and white[1] |
| NCAA tournament appearances | |
| 1965, 1969, 2006, 2023 | |
| Conference tournament champions | |
| 2006, 2023 | |
| Conference regular season champions | |
| 1998, 1999, 2001, 2014, 2022 | |
| Conference division regular season champions | |
| 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2009, 2014, 2016 (divisions ended after 2017 season) | |
TheBall State Cardinals baseball team is a varsity intercollegiate athletic team ofBall State University inMuncie, Indiana, United States.[2] The team is a member of theMid-American Conference West division, which is part of theNational Collegiate Athletic Association'sDivision I. Ball State's first baseball team was fielded in 1920. The team plays its home games atBall Diamond inMuncie, Indiana. The Cardinals are coached byRich Maloney.
| Year | Record | Pct | Notes |
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| 1965 | 0–2 | .000 | District 4 |
| 1969 | 2–2 | .500 | District 4 |
| 2006 | 1–2 | .333 | Lexington Regional |
| 2023 | 0–2 | .000 | Lexington Regional |
TOTALS | 3-8 | .273 |
Ball State Baseball has the most First Rounders in the MAC. Including the 1st overall pick in Bryan Bullington in 2002 which was the first time ever in all MAC sports history. In total Ball State has had 78 draft picks in their history.
| Pick | Player | Team | Position | Year |
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| 11 | Thomas Howard | San Diego Padres | OF | 1986 |
| 41 | Jeff Urban | San Francisco Giants | LHP | 1998 |
| 21 | Larry Bigbie | Baltimore Orioles | OF | 1999 |
| 1 | Bryan Bullington | Pittsburgh Pirates | RHP | 2002 |
| 32 | Luke Hagerty | Chicago Cubs | LHP | 2002 |
| 18 | Brad Snyder | Cleveland Indians | OF | 2003 |
| 20 | Kolbrin Vitek | Boston Redsox | RHP/2B | 2010 |
| 34 | Drey Jameson | Arizona Diamondbacks | RHP | 2019 |
Ball State Baseball has had 16 Players reach the Major Leagues.
As of 2024[update], eight Ball State players have been named theMAC Baseball Player of the Year, the most of any school in the conference.
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• Padded fence all around the field with graphics
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